We hate to bust your "It's just too hard to make a costume" excuse, but beauty bloggers have gotten the science of Halloween makeup down to just one product. And you definitely have it in your stash. That's right, eyeliner is all you really need to pull together these simple Halloween makeup ideas. If you would rather stay in and watch beauty tutorials on YouTube than go out on October 31, we hear you. But at least check out these easy (and inexpensive!) ideas first—they'll make you feel a spark of spooky Halloween cheer.
Simple Skull
The most traditional Halloween costume is a mainstay for a reason. This look involves swathing large sections of your face in gel or liquid liner: your full lids, your under-eyes, your nose, and the hollows of your cheekbones. Then up the creep factor in the form of vertical stitches and boo! You're a skull.
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Pop Art
Turn yourself into a living Lichtenstein. For a pop art look, take everything you know about contouring and reverse it. You'll want liquid eyeliner (we like Eyeko Black Magic Eyeliner) drawn directly onto your facial lines. Then use a white pencil liner to cover your face in those classic comic-book worthy dots. Finish up with a red lip lined in black.
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Zombified Glam
Add some creep factor to any costume (or to any old Thursday, there are no rules here) with this makeup that Lola Von Esche titles simply "Dead." This look gets extra points for being the easiest and the most creative. Just add serious layers of undereye liquid liner plus black teardrops, and you're zombie Taylor Swift, zombie Donald Trump, or a zombie sexy kitten.
